Help sexing Dominique chick

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

So... I heard Dominiques were sex linked? Can somebody help me?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They aren't sex linked. I don't know if they can be sexed by the head spot or not.

 

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

I’ve heard they have sex linked characteristics, like the leg shanks and head spots

 

[Gray Farms]

Dominique's are not sexlinked

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Dominique's are not sexlinked

X2.

 

[springvalley123]

I thought that due to the barring, you could tell the sexes apart. The larger yellow dot on the head would signify a cockerel, the smaller dot, a pullet. Plus, the pullets would be darker overall. From having seen a bin of dominique pullets at TSC last fall, my unseasoned guess is you've got a pullet, as I recall all the pullets in the bin had yellow spots on their heads, at least as big as your bird.


ETA: Wow! after reading the link on sexing the dominique, the spot looks scattered! Boy am I a novice at sexing!

 

[KiwiandPeachthePigeons]

http://dominiquechicken.com/home/breeding-information/sexing-the-chicks/

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Its not sex linking, its auto sexing... I find it easier to see from the barring and not the head spot. The hatchery quality birds tend to be harder to sex from the head spot, so I always wait for feathers.

 

[Angel207]

I am clueless When when it comes to auto sexing. I thought I had my most recent hatch of Dominique eggs figured out, but something is off. At 4.5 weeks I have 9 lighter chicks, yet tail feathers are different among those 9. Then to top that off 3 of those 9 have single straight up combs not rose combs. I bought eggs from a reputable breeder ( at least I thought so).
I do agree with Frazzemrat1 - wait for feathers. The ones I ordered last year from a larger hatchery Are perfect, and at 6 weeks I could tell for sure what I had.